How Cyber Attacks Threaten To Destroy Our Infrastructure

Catalyst: Cyber Attack - How the Internet age has given rise to a pressing threat of cyber warfare Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Go to the Journeyman Science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5iXbPX7d_oTP47c9C3kArQ0 The large-scale effects of cyber attacks don’t bear thinking about. Whole cities could experience blackouts, water management systems could cease to function, transport networks could grind to a halt. High-level power politics between hostile nation states could affect the daily lives of millions of civilians. It is clear that we are truly in the information age, and with the world more connected than ever before, people willing to abuse the system to sabotage their enemies now have the tools at their fingertips to do just that. Anja Taylor explores the world of online hacking, asks how prepared our infrastructure and institutions really are to fend off cyber attacks. ABC Australia - Ref 6284 Journeyman Pictures brings you highlights from the cutting-edge science series, ‘Catalyst’, produced by our long-term content partners at ABC Australia. Every day we’ll upload a new episode that takes you to the heart of the most intriguing and relevant science-related stories of the day, transforming your perspective of the issues shaping our world.